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As a child, Gideon Crew witnessed the brutal murder of his father; a scientist wrongly framed by the US government and shot down by police during a dramatic hostage crisis.

More than twenty years after his father's assassination, Gideon finally gets his revenge and fulfils the promise that he made to his mother on her death bed: to bring down the powerful and corrupt man who destroyed his father.

The Crew family name is finally cleared, but Gideon's story is only just beginning. His daredevil act of revenge has not gone unnoticed and he is soon approached by a shadowy figure who offers him the chance of a lifetime. The only catch? He might not have that much lifetime left and the clock is now ticking...

About The Authors

Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child are the co-authors of a string of bestselling suspense novels, including the Agent Pendergast adventures. Their solo careers also continue to flourish. Douglas Preston lives on the coast of Maine, while Lincoln Child lives in New Jersey.

'The pacing is brisk and the vivid action scenes are nicely complemented by the duo's usual provision of fascinating details on a whole range of subjects. Recommended.' [The Sunday Canberra Times]'A captivating tale that will leave you screaming for more.' [The Australian Bookseller + Publisher]'The action moves at a cracking pace.' [Sun Herald]

Douglas Preston was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1956, and grew up in the deadly boring suburb of Wellesley.

His first job was as an editor at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. His stint at the museum resulted in his first nonfiction book, Dinosaurs in the Attic, as well as his first novel, Relic, co-authored with Lincoln Child, which was made into a movie by Paramount Pictures. Relic was followed by a string of other thrillers co-written with Child, many featuring eccentric FBI agent Aloysius Pendergast.

Preston spends his free time riding horses in New Mexico and gunkholing around the Maine coast in an old lobster boat. He counts in his ancestry the poet Emily Dickinson, the newspaperman Horace Greeley, and the infamous murderer and opium addict Amasa Greenough.

Lincoln Child is a former book editor at St. Martin's Press and has published numerous short-story anthologies.

Together with Douglas Preston, they are the NY Times bestselling co-authors of a string of bestselling action adventure and thriller novels, including the Agent Pendergast and Gideon Crew adventures. Lincoln Child lives in New Jersey.